Title

Analysis Of Federal Funds Rate Changes And Variance Patterns

Abstract

We analyze Fed funds rate changes in GARCH-in-mean (GARCH-M) models and find that daily rate change and variance patterns differ with the timing of the rate observation, but that all patterns are generally consistent with optimal reserve account management. We also find that Fed funds daily and intraday variances exhibit trends and persistence, and that daily variance effects differ when using marginal rates versus daily weighted average rates. Furthermore, we find that conditional variances do not provide information about daily or intraday rate changes. Our results provide support for the use of GARCH models for studies on other financial assets. JEL classification: G21, G28. © The Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association.

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Publication Title

Journal of Financial Research

Volume

24

Issue

3

Number of Pages

403-418

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6803.2001.tb00777.x

Socpus ID

84997567101 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84997567101

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